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<smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> Breeding biology of shrimp <i>P</i><i style="">arapenaeopsis stylifera </i>(Milne Edwards) <i style="">(</i>Crustacea: Decapoda) along the Neendakara zone, SW coast of India </smarttagtype></smarttagtype>http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/4306
Title: <smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> Breeding biology of shrimp <i>P</i><i style="">arapenaeopsis stylifera </i>(Milne Edwards) <i style="">(</i>Crustacea: Decapoda) along the Neendakara zone, SW coast of India </smarttagtype></smarttagtype>
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<br/>Authors: Sunil, V; Suryanarayanan, H
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<br/>Abstract: Investigations on gonado‑somatic index, stages of maturity and fecundity of <i style="">Parapenaeopsis stylifera</i> were carried out from the Neendakara zone, Kerala coast for a period of one year. Females with mature ovaries occurred throughout the year showing that they spawn continuously the peak season being May and July. The gonado‑somatic index exhibited a variation from 3.39 to 10.54(%). The mean fecundity of 87,641 was observed. There was a linear relationship between the fecundity and the length of shrimp, weight of shrimp, length of ovary and weight of ovary.
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<br/>Page(s): 78-80<i style="">Sepia prabahari</i> sp. nov. (Mollusca/Cephalopoda), a new species of Acanthosepion species complex from Tuticorin bay, southeast coast of Indiahttp://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/4305
Title: <i style="">Sepia prabahari</i> sp. nov. (Mollusca/Cephalopoda), a new species of Acanthosepion species complex from Tuticorin bay, southeast coast of India
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<br/>Authors: Neethiselvan, N.; Venkataramani, V. K.
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<br/>Abstract: A new cuttlefish <i style="">Sepia prabahari </i>sp. nov. collected from Tuticorin bay(8<sup>o</sup>47’N, 78<sup>o</sup>9’E) is described with a comparison of the closely related species <i style="">Sepia pharaonis</i>. <i style="">Sepia prabahari </i>sp. nov. shows a clear-cut sexual dimorphism with respect to length and shape of arms. In males, first and fourth pair of arms distinctly extended and whip like. However, in females, first and fourth arms are neither distinctly extended nor whip like. <i style="">Sepia prabahari</i> sp. nov. closely resembles the juvenile of <i style="">Sepia pharaonis </i>as both of them have distinct tiger-stripe pattern on the dorsal side of the mantle. However,<i style=""> Sepia prabahari </i>sp. nov. can easily be distinguished from the closely related species <i style="">S.pharaonis</i> based on the arrangement of suckers in the tentacular club. The tentacular club of <i style="">S. prabahari</i> sp. nov. is with minute suckers of equal size without any enlarged suckers, in contrast to that of <i style="">S. pharaonis</i> with big suckers, of which about 6 suckers in medial rows are much enlarged. In <i style="">S .prabahari</i> sp. nov. the left ventral arm of male is hectocotylised with 8 transverse series of normal basal suckers followed by 7 series of modified suckers, in contrast to 10-12 basal transverse series of normal suckers followed by 7 series of modified suckers in <i style="">S.pharaonis</i>. Further, S <i style="">prabahari </i>sp. nov<i style=""> </i>belongs to Acanthosepion species complex (Rocheburne, 1884) as its inner cone of the cuttlebone is distinct, forming rounded and cap-like cavity in contrast to that of plate like callosity in <i style="">S.pharaonis</i> and hence belongs to <i style="">Sepia sensu stricto</i> species complex. The diagnostic characters of the species belong to the Acanthosepion species complex of the genus <i style="">Sepia</i> of Indian waters with that of <i style="">S. prabahari</i> sp. nov. are also discussed.
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<br/>Page(s): 45-51Cultivation of marine red alga <i style="">Gracilaria edulis</i> (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from sporeshttp://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/4304
Title: Cultivation of marine red alga <i style="">Gracilaria edulis</i> (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from spores
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<br/>Authors: Jayasankar, Reeta; Varghese, Sally
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<br/>Abstract: <smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> <i style="">Gracilaria edulis</i>, a major Indian agarophyte, has been successfully cultivated in an experimental scale from spores at sea off Narakkal, Kochi. Artificial objects like floating raft, nylon ropes and net pieces were provided in the open sea for collection of spores of <i style="">Gracilaria edulis</i>. They were allowed to grow to mature size of 30 cm. After 76 days of culture period, fully grown healthy plants of <i style="">Gracilaria edulis</i> were harvested from the nylon rope by hand pruning. Further growth was much faster. A total yield of 7.220 kg plants was obtained during 122 days of the culture period. The work has resulted in the successful cultivation of the species from the east coast to a coastal area of the west coast, Narakkal, and also in the identification of a fertile culture ground (open sea off Narakkal, Kochi) along the Kerala coast during favourable period of growth. </smarttagtype></smarttagtype>
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<br/>Page(s): 75-77Endophytic fungi associated with the tropical seagrass <i style="">Halophila ovalis </i>(Hydrocharitaceae)http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/4303
Title: Endophytic fungi associated with the tropical seagrass <i style="">Halophila ovalis </i>(Hydrocharitaceae)
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<br/>Authors: Devarajan, P. T.; Suryanarayanan, T. S.
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<br/>Abstract: Leaf blade, petiole and rhizome of the seagrass <i style="">Halophila ovalis</i> were examined for the presence of endophytic fungi. Although the seagrass harboured endophytic fungi, their number and colonization densities in seagrass tissues were low. This is presumed to be due to a combination of physical and chemical factors.
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